Pen or pencil holder



Se t. 27, 1938. A R] HN 2,131,624

PEN OR PENCIL HOLDER Filed March 12, 1938 2 Shegts-Sheet 1 Sept. 27, 1938. A. R. JOHNSON PEN OR PENCIL HOLDER Filed March 12, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor I J Zjred' R :Jnsow By jzmagfizm A tiorneus Patented Sept. 27, 1938 UNITED STATES 'ATENT orris 3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in pen or pencil holders and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an article of this character embodying novel means whereby it may be positively anchored to a pocket of a garment but which may be removed with facility when desired.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a pen or pencil holder of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efiicient and reliable in use, compact, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become aparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts through the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the invention, showing same mounted on a pencil and engaged with a pocket.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the invention.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view, showing the position of the rockable lever when the anchoring prong is in retracted or inoperative position.

Figure 4 is a View in vertical section through the invention, taken substantially on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of the device with the rockable lever omitted, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 6.

Figure 6 is a detail view in front elevation of the stationary supporting bar and the arm thereon.

Figure 7 is a detail view in side elevation of the lever.

Figure 8 is a detail View in front elevation of the lever.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a metallic bar i which is adapted to be permanently or detachably mounted on a pen or pencil 2, in any suitable manner such as by a resilient clip- 3. The bar I includes an outwardly offset lower portion 4 which, when the holder is in use, accommodates the upper portion of a pocket 5 in the manner shown to advantage in Fig. 1 of the drawings. provided with an opening 6 the purpose of which will be presently set forth. The lower end of The lower portion 4 of the bar I is.

the portion 4 of the bar I is curved outwardly, as at l, in a manner to facilitate the insertion of the pocket and is then turned or folded upon itself in a manner I to provide an upstanding arm 8.

The arm 8 extends to a point opposite'the angularly extending intermediate portion 9 of the bar I. Formed vertically in the arm 8 is a slot til the lower end portion of which is in registry with the opening 6. The upper portion of the 10 arm 8 is notched or recessed on its inner face as at I I, in a manner to form a fulcrum I2 on the free end of said arm 8.

The reference numeral I3 designates generally a lever which is mounted for rocking movement 15 on the fulcrum I2. The lever I3 comprises a substantially fiat lower portion I4 which is operable in the slot II} and from the lower end of which an anchoring prong I5 extends at an acute angle. The prong I5 projects through the opening 6 and is .adapted to be embedded in the pocket 5. This is shown to advantage in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings.

' The upper portion of the lever I3 is formedto provide a handle I6. Immediately below the handle It the lever I3 is provided with an arcuate portion Il defining a pocket I8 in which the'fulcrum I2 is engaged. A leaf spring I9 is mounted on the free end portion ofthe handle I6 and is engaged with the upper portion of the bar I for actuating the lever I3 in a manner, to yieldingly urge the prong I5 inwardly.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The holder is, of course, first 35 mounted on the pen or pencil. Then, when the pen or pencil is inserted in the pocket, the handle I6 is pressed inwardly toward the upper portion of the bar I against the tension of the spring I9 in a manner to retract the prong I5 thereby permitting the upper portion of the pocket 5 to slip between said pen or pencil and the offset lower portion 4 of the bar I. The handle I6 is then released and the spring I9 immediately actuates the lever I3 in a manner to embed the anchoring prong I5 in the pocket 5, thus positively securing the holder to said pocket. Of course, to remove the pen or pencil the lever I6 is simply again actuated against the tension of the spring I9 to retract or withdraw the anchoring prong I5. This is shown to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawings.

It is believed the many advantages of a pen or pencil holder constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A pen or pencil holder comprising a bar, an arm on one end of the bar extending substantially parallel thereto toward the other end thereof, a lever pivotally mounted, at an intermediate point, on the free end portion of said arm, an anchoring prong on one end portion of the lever, and a spring on the other end portion of the lever engaged with the bar for actuating the lever to operative position.

2. A pen or pencil holder of the class described comprising a bar including an offset portion having an opening therein, an arm on the ofiset portion extending adjacent said offset portion, said arm having a slot therein, a lever pivotally mounted, at an intermediate point, on the free end portion of the arm, one end portion, of said lever being operable in the slot, at prong on said. one end portion of the lever operable in the opening in the bar and engageable with a pocket for positively securing the bar thereto, arhandle on the other end of the lever, and a spring on said handle engaged with the bar for yieldingly urging the lever toward operative position.

3. A pen or pencil holder of the class described comprising a bar, said bar including an offset portion for the reception of a pocket, said offset portion having'an opening therein, an arm on one end of the offset portion extending adjacent said offset portion, said arm having a longitudinal slot therein communicating with the Opening, a fulcrum on the free end of the arm, a

lever rockable on the fulcrum, said lever in- .cluding an arcuate intermediate portion providing a pocket in which the fulcrum is engaged, one end portion of the lever beingoperable in the slot, a prong on said one end portion of the lever operable in the opening and engageable with the pocket for anchoring the bar thereto, a handle on the other end portion of the lever, and a spring mounted on said handle and engaged Withthe bar for actuating the lever for embedding the prong in the pocket. 7

ALFRED RAY JOHNSON. 

